Nguyen, Viet Thanh

"The . . . sequel to The Sympathizer, . . . [this book] follows the 'man of two minds' as he comes to Paris as a refugee. There he and his blood brother Bon try to escape their pasts and prepare for their futures by turning their hands to capitalism in one of its purest forms: drug dealing. No longer in physical danger, but still inwardly tortured by his reeducation at the hands of his former best friend, and struggling to assimilate into a dominant culture, the Sympathizer is both charmed and disturbed by Paris. As he falls in with a group of left-wing intellectuals and politicians who frequent dinner parties given by his French Vietnamese 'aunt,' he finds not just stimulation for his mind but also customers for his merchandise--but the new life he is making has dangers he has not foreseen"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a collection of essays written by refugees from nations ranging from Myanmar to Syria, speaking to their experiences, why their native countries are in turmoil, and the increasing trend of nations like the United States, Germany, and Great Britain closing their doors to refugees.

". . . brings together a host of prominent refugee writers from around the world to explore and illuminate their experiences . . ."--Dust jacket.

". . . brings together a host of prominent refugee writers from around the world to explore and illuminate their experiences . . ."--Dust jacket.

Collects short fiction stories featuring refugees and the life-changing decisions and consequences of leaving one's home country, as well as how the relationships forged while being a refugee come to define one's life--from a young Vietnamese refugee who has extreme culture shock relocating to San Francisco to a girl living in Ho Chi Minh City whose half-sister returns from America completely changed.

A South Vietnamese army general, the son of a Vietnamese mother and an absent French father, leaves Saigon in 1975 to start a new life at an American university, but ultimately returns home to fight for the Communists.

The author visits a variety of sites to present a comprehensive view of the Vietnam War.

Follows a Viet Cong agent as he spies on a South Vietnamese army general and his compatriots as they start a new life in 1975 Los Angeles.